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Why are health insurers investing more in how primary care is delivered? It’s a great question. And one we’re thankful two of our amazing clients had the chance to answer when recently asked by AIS He...

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The American Cancer Society honored donors, volunteers and researchers at its annual Legacy and Leadership awards ceremony in November. Vera President and CEO Ryan Schmid was recognized for his leadership of ACS’s CEOs Against Cancer campaign. The campaign promotes colorectal cancer screening awareness within Pacific Northwest employers and among patients at Vera Care Centers. A monetary commitment was also made by the CEO group to improve screening at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Washington State.Read More

“Vera is proud to support Prominence in becoming the first insurance carrier in Nevada to provide transformative primary care access through dedicated care centers,” said Ryan Schmid, president and CEO of Vera Whole Health. “Vera’s vision to create a health revolution is evident in the Prominence Care Centers, which reimagine primary care in a way that supports an individual’s whole health, not only their physical health.”Read More

Vera CEO Ryan Schmid joined a panel in the Health Track at this year's GeekWire Summit to speak on the future of primary care. Discussion included how technology will reshape the everyday doctor’s visit, removing both literal and metaphorical headaches for patients, insurance providers and doctors alike. Panelists also included 98point6 CEO Robbie Cape; One Medical Group CTO Kimber Lockhart. Clare McGrane of GeekWire moderated.Read More

Vera Whole Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) recently teamed up to open three new primary care clinics in Missouri that blur the line between provider and payer and incentivize both sides to deliver high-quality, low-cost care to patients.Read More

Vera is excited to welcome the newest member of its team, Dr. Kevin Wang, as its new Chief Medical Officer. Wang brings over 16 years of experience across academic, government, public, and private healthcare organizations. To learn a bit more about his experience and what he hopes to bring to the team, we recently chatted with him about his role, primary care, and the healthcare industry. Here’s what he had to say.Read More

Vera continues to expand with the grand opening of the Amy's Kitchen Family Health Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Three Vera Whole Health locations are now in place to support Amy's Kitchen employees and their families in Santa Rosa, California, White City, Oregon, and Pocatello, Idaho. Read More

Vera's mission to create a healthcare revolution is picking up steam. GeekWire spoke with CEO Ryan Schmid about Vera's fee-for-value model of primary care and the raising of an additional $5 million in funding to support the launch of six more clinics by the end of 2018. “The vision is to create a health revolution, and part of that is both helping those individuals but then fundamentally transforming the way that healthcare is paid for and delivered, so folks’ outcomes improve and they save more money,” Schmid said.Read More

This week’s Puget Sound Business Journal shares news of Vera’s exciting growth trajectory. We’ve moved into a larger office, have added visionary executives, and we’re gearing up to more than double our total number of clinics by the time 2019 rolls around.Read More

We won! After a spectacular evening at this year’s Leaders in Health Care Awards, Seattle Business magazine announced Vera Whole Health as the event’s gold winner as Washington’s Health Care Delivery Company of the Year.Read More

Vera Whole Health is thrilled to announce that it has been named as an honoree for Seattle Business magazine’s 2018 Leaders in Health Care Awards! The annual award honors and distinguishes those providers and organizations who are making positive and innovative changes in the health care industry.Read More

The Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce featured Hoffman Construction's decision to open a Vera primary care clinic in Portland. Vice President Dan Drinkward reports that "The initial feedback has been great.”Read More